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Edward Gibson (other)
Edward Gibson (born 1936) is a former NASA astronaut. Edward Gibson may also refer to: *Edward Gibson (painter) (1668/9–1701), English portrait painter and draughtsman *Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne (1837–1913), Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland *Hoot Gibson (1892–1962), American actor, real name Edmund Gibson, but once billed as Edward *Edward H. Gibson (1872–1942), U.S. Army sergeant awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War *Edward Gibson (cricketer) (1899–1944), English cricketer *Eppie Gibson (Edward Gibson), rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s for England, and Workington Town *Det. Ed Gibson, fictional character played by Larry Hagman on daytime soap opera ''The Edge of Night'' {{hndis, Gibson, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Gibson
Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer, and physicist. Before becoming an astronaut, Gibson graduated from the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology. He became a research assistant in jet propulsion while completing his studies, and eventually became a research scientist for Philco Corporation until joining NASA in 1965. Gibson is the last surviving crew member of Skylab 4. Gibson was selected as part of NASA Astronaut Group 4, the first group of scientist-astronauts. He served on the support crew of Apollo 12, the second Moon landing mission, before working on the development of the Skylab space station. In 1973–74, Gibson made his only flight into space as science pilot aboard Skylab 4, the third and final crewed flight to Skylab. He, along with Commander Gerald Carr and Pilot William Pogue, spent just over 84 days in space. Gibson resigned from NASA in December 1974, but returned in 1977 to pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
